Abstract: A memory power control unit, MPCU, is provided for preventing unauthorised access to data stored in a volatile memory, the MPCU comprising a power controller comprising an input configured to receive a signal from a tamper detection circuit, a first supply input configured 5 to receive a first supply voltage, a first reference input configured to receive a first reference voltage, a supply output configured to output a supply voltage to the volatile memory, a reference output configured to output a reference voltage to the volatile memory, wherein, in response to receipt of a signal at the input indicative of an attempt to tamper with the volatile memory, the power controller is configured to output a reduced supply voltage via the supply 10 output for a first predetermined time period, wherein the reduced supply voltage is less than the first supply voltage.

Abstract: An example terminal apparatus includes a communicator configured to communicate with at least one device through a hub device; a display configured to display an image; a user input receiver configured to receive a user's input; and at least one processor configured to control the display to display a dialog box where the hub device or the at least one device is set as a counterpart in response to execution of a messenger program, control the communicator to transmit a control signal including a command for controlling a predetermined device to the device targeted for control through the hub device so that the device targeted for control operates in response to the command corresponding to a user's input, and control the display to display a message corresponding to the transmitted command in the dialog box.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal apparatus and a controlling method thereof, the terminal apparatus including a communicator configured to communicate with at least one device through a hub device; a display configured to display an image; a user input receiver configured to receive a user's input; at least one processor configured to control the display to display a dialog box where the hub device or the at least one device is set as a counterpart in response to execution of a messenger program, control the communicator to transmit a control signal including a command for controlling a predetermined device to the device targeted for control through the hub device so that the device targeted for control operates in response to the command corresponding to a user's input when the user's input corresponding to the command is received in the displayed dialog box through the user input receiver, and control the display to display a message corresponding to the transmitted command in the dialog box.

Abstract: A method for design rule verification is provided. The method comprises: providing a design rule check (DRC) deck based on a design rule manual (DRM) having a plurality of design rules; providing a plurality of primitive objects; creating a plurality of collection objects, each collection object using one or more primitive objects; using the plurality of collection objects, creating a plurality of DRM test cases; assigning names to each of the plurality of DRM test cases, each of the names based on a rule name of the plurality of design rules and on an expected pass or fail indication; and using the plurality of named DRM test cases to verify the DRC deck.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for aggregating network traffic over two or networks via which a mobile device or user equipment (UE) accesses a core network, such as a network providing the Internet and other services to the mobile device. In some embodiments, the systems and methods manage, provision, and/or direct network traffic (e.g., upload or uplink traffic and/or download or downlink traffic) within a communications network to different access networks via a network aggregation node, such as a node placed within an IP layer established between the access networks and the core network.

Abstract: A method for design rule verification is provided. The method comprises: providing a design rule check (DRC) deck based on a design rule manual (DRM) having a plurality of design rules; providing a plurality of primitive objects; creating a plurality of collection objects, each collection object using one or more primitive objects; using the plurality of collection objects, creating a plurality of DRM test cases; assigning names to each of the plurality of DRM test cases, each of the names based on a rule name of the plurality of design rules and on an expected pass or fail indication; and using the plurality of named DRM test cases to verify the DRC deck.

Abstract: An electronic design automation (EDA) tool generates first and second instances, which are different in at least one aspect, of a cell representing a device, allowing a user to initiate an abutment of the first and second instances in a layout canvas, reads a position and orientation of each of the first and second instances to be abutted from the layout canvas, evaluates the respective positions and orientations of the first and second instances, altering a component of one of the first and second instances based on the evaluation, and then automatically abuts the first and second instances following the alteration of the component of the one of the first and second instances.

Abstract: An electronic design automation (EDA) tool for adding a feature to a target parameterized cell (pcell) in an electronic circuit design includes a memory that stores the electronic circuit design, and a processor in communication with the memory. The processor defines a specification of an add-on pcell. The specification includes a feature to be added to the target pcell. The processor reads the properties associated with the target pcell and generates the add-on pcell based on its specification and the properties of the target pcell. The add-on pcell then is instantiated and bound to the target pcell, which adds the feature to the target pcell.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a communication between public safety officials is disclosed. In a system of the invention, a communications network architecture includes a base transceiver station hub where the base transceiver station hub includes public safety network communications equipment and non-public safety network communications equipment. The architecture also includes a plurality of distributed antenna system (DAS) nodes and the base transceiver station hub is operatively coupled to the plurality of DAS nodes. In a method of the present invention, the method includes providing the public safety communication from the base transceiver station hub to one of a plurality of distributed antenna system (DAS) nodes by public safety network communications equipment included in the base transceiver station hub.

Abstract: A fiber optic cable topology for a fiber optic repeater distributed antenna system network and a method of configuring the network using the topology is disclosed. The topology includes a first base transceiver station hub, a second base transceiver station hub, and a fiber optic backbone coupled between the first base transceiver station hub and the second base transceiver station hub, where the fiber optic backbone includes a plurality of optical fibers. A distributed antenna system repeater node is coupled to the first base transceiver station hub and the second base transceiver station hub. An optical fiber of the plurality of optical fibers in the fiber optic backbone includes a first portion and a second portion, where the first portion extends between the first base transceiver station hub and the DAS repeater node and the second portion extends between the second base transceiver station hub and the DAS repeater node.

Abstract: A cellular communications network architecture is disclosed. The architecture includes a mobile switching office, a first base transceiver station in communication with the mobile switching office via a first communications link, and a second base transceiver station in communication with the mobile switching office via a second communications link. A first optical switch is in communication with the first base transceiver station via a third communications link and a second optical switch is in communication with the second base transceiver station via a fourth communications link. A fiber optic communications link couples the first optical switch with the second optical switch. The first optical switch is physically located separate from the first base transceiver station and the second optical switch is physically located separate from the second base transceiver station.